System and method for routing media

摘要

The system and method for streaming media to a viewer and managing the media comprises an enhanced service routing processor (ESRP), a real time switch management system (RTSMS), a name routing processor (NRP), and a managed media switch (MMS). The RTSMS has a reservation system. The ESRP receives media from an owner, manages the media according to media rules and order rules defined by the owner, and distributes the media to one or more switches, such as the MMS, according to the media rules and the order rules. The RTSMS is configured to receive the media rules and to receive a viewer's media request via the reservation server. The reservation system of the RTSMS processes the media request according to the media rules and builds a reservation for the requested media. The RTSMS generates the reservation to the viewer and to the NRP. The NRP receives the reservation data from the viewer and from the RTSMS. The NRP processes the reservation data and locates an MMS that can stream the media to the viewer. The NRP transmits the IP address of the MMS to the viewer and transmits the reservation data to the MMS. The viewer initiates a session or connection with the MMS using the reservation number. If the reservation data from the viewer matches the reservation data from the NRP, the MMS streams the media to the viewer.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising a processor, memory, and a packet-based network interface to:
transmit, to a management system via a packet-based telecommunication network, a request associated with a user of the apparatus to have media streamed to the apparatus; process one or more files received from the management system via the packet-based telecommunication network, each of the one or more files including an indication of a plurality of segments of the requested media, an identification of a resource available to facilitate streaming of the plurality of segments to the apparatus, an indication that an advertisement is to be played by the apparatus, and a unique identifier associated with the request; and for each of the one or more files processed, communicate via the packet-based telecommunication network with the resource identified in the file, including by transmitting to the resource the unique identifier associated with the request, receive from the resource identified in the file an identification of one or more media servers associated with the resource identified in the file, communicate via the packet-based telecommunication network with the one or more media servers, including by transmitting to the one or more media servers the unique identifier associated with the request, to cause the plurality of segments indicated by the file to be streamed to the apparatus, and communicate via the packet-based telecommunication network with an advertising media server to cause the advertisement to be transmitted to the apparatus.